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Light-Activated Drug Treatment for Retina Vessels

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 67221

This is a treatment for abnormal blood vessel growth beneath the retina, often related to macular degeneration, where a light-sensitive medication is given through an intravenous line and then activated with a special low-energy light aimed into the eye. Activating the medication seals off the abnormal vessels while sparing the surrounding healthy retinal tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Light-Activated Drug Treatment for Retina Vessels cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$372 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$676 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $288 to $2,512Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,000
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,023professional $513

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $525 · 5th of 51
WY $977WV $257

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.